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I think we can all agree that when the boss demons in the previous games say Dante surpasses Sparda, it's heavily implied he just surpasses his sealed state. I personally think that Dante has yet to surpass his father when the LDK is wielding his full dark godly might.

@LegionZero: It suddenly hit me that Sparda could've fought Mundus first when he rebelled, bypassing Phantom and Griffon; they might've been away on different missions on earth when Mundus was sealed by Sparda. They were probably defeated by Sparda after he sealed the Temen-Ni-Gru, which means he was probably significantly weakened against them already. Since we know some demons stuck around after the Temen-Ni-Gru was sealed, Phantom and Griffon probably stayed on Mallet Island, waiting for an opportunity to create a small demon gate there so they can unseal Mundus and bring demons loyal to him from hell.

All the more reason to want Sparda centered stories or a Sparda themed prequel game now. Aside from piecing together Sparda's past, the prequel can also flesh out Mundus' character more.